Future of Minority Studies National Research Project
FMS Discussion Forum
Sponsored by the Junior Scholars Caucus
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
June 24-25, 2004

The FMS Discussion Forum is a new initiative sponsored by graduate students and junior faculty affiliated with the FMS National Research Project.

The goals of the forum are the following:

• To provide an informal setting, during our national FMS gatherings, for scholars interested in discussing scholarship that develops realist approaches to minority studies and politics;

• To organize occasional panels foregrounding work-in-progress;

• To encourage conversation among scholars at different stages of their career (including undergraduate, graduate students, and faculty).

This year, the FMS Discussion Forum is hosting three open sessions: (1) an informal reading group discussion session on realist theory, intellectual, and subaltern politics, (2) a panel presentation entitled “Realist Theory in the World” addressing anti-imperialist movements, and (3) a roundtable session on “Mentorship, Minority Studies, and Minority Scholars.”

Event Schedule
258 Goldwin Smith Hall
English Department Lounge
Cornell University

THURSDAY (6/24/04)

8:00 a.m. COFFEE & BAGELS

8:40 a.m. WELCOME

Ernesto Martinez, Cornell University

8:50 a.m. INTRODUCTION

Tamiko Nimura, University of Washington

9:00 a.m. READING GROUP

Esha Niyogi De, UC Los Angeles
Ulka Shapiro Anjaria, Stanford University

11:30 a.m. LUNCH

FRIDAY (6/25/04)

9:00 a.m. PANEL PRESENTATION
“Realist Theory in the World”

Chair:
Stacy Grooters, University of Washington

Panelists:
Ulka Shapiro Anjaria, Stanford University
Amado Lascar, Ohio University
Ann Maria Shimabuku, Cornell University

Respondent:
Satya Mohanty, Cornell University

10:50 a.m. BREAK

11:00 a.m. ROUNDTABLE
“Mentorship, Minority Studies, & Minority Scholars”

Chair:
Tamiko Nimura, University of Washington

Roundtable Participants:
Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Hamilton College
Paula Moya, Stanford University
Susan Sanchez-Casal, Hamilton College
John Riofrio, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sean Teuton, University of Wisconsin-Madison

12:30 p.m. BREAK

1:00 p.m. LUNCH

DISCUSSION FORUM ORGANIZERS

Ulka Shapiro Anjaria, Stanford University
Ernesto Martinez, Cornell University
Tamiko Nimura, University of Washington
John Riofrio, University of Wisconsin-Madison

SPECIAL THANKS ARE DUE TO THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:
Cornell University, Hamilton College, Stanford University, University of Michigan, University of Washington, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.